Nectar from Purple. Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, on Symphytum officinale, True Comfrey, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

            Lots of Comfrey now coming into their own in the pleasant Spring weather. Its flowers - mostly purple but sometimes white - attract insects, especially Bumblebees. The boiled root of the plant in earlier times was used medicinally especially to help heal bruises and even to mend broken bones; it yields a slimy gluelike substance. Nowadays horticulturalists recommend it because those long roots are good for turning soil in garden cultivation; the foliage contains many minerals useful for fertilisation.
   

Taken in: Holland / North Holland / Binnenstad (show map)

Taken on: May 11, 2024

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Bombus hypnorum

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Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Camera: Olympus TG-6, f/6.3, 1/400 sec, 15.7mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus TG-6
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	15.7mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Cloudy
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PaintShop Pro 21,00
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